Rocket Arty?

[kashim12]

Question for you all.  Is their any Rocket artillery?  with the same ranges as the three cannon arty's?  I know we got RL 5's,10's & such but I don;t know if they have the equivalent range.  Thanks in advance.

[Empyrus]

Should've gone just to fan designs and rules rather than combat vehicles.

But to answer, no there is not rocket artillery in BattleTech, if you're thinking something like the Soviet Grad rocket launcher. There is missile artillery though, in form of Arrow IV launcher.
The Arrow IV is intended to fire homing missiles, but it also has non-homing rounds that act like normal artillery shells (eg they are ballistic missiles).

[kashim12]

Thank you!

[DOC_Agren]

Well you could look at Extended LRMs if you are looking to fire at distance

[kashim12]

Trying to go with the "primitive, but it works" for my faction while concealing star league tech.  I figure rocket arty would be an extremely cheap and easy force multiplier for my troops plus refined autocannons like extended range AC-20s.

[Daryk]

For an extended range AC/20, just use an Artillery Cannon.

[kashim12]

For an extended range AC/20, just use an Artillery Cannon.

I was thinking we have ER lasers why not ER autocannons?

[Empyrus]

I was thinking we have ER lasers why not ER autocannons?

There are actually: Hypervelocity ACs. They don't come in class-20 though.
Also, they are perhaps the single worst weapon in BT, they explode on to-hit roll of 2, they weight a lot for marginal range increases and have less ammo per ton. Let's just say you are better off with light or normal Gauss rifle if you need "ER AC".

[kashim12]

There are actually: Hypervelocity ACs. They don't come in class-20 though.
Also, they are perhaps the single worst weapon in BT, they explode on to-hit roll of 2, they weight a lot for marginal range increases and have less ammo per ton. Let's just say you are better off with light or normal Gauss rifle if you need "ER AC".

Okay, That is just stupid!  I am better off with re-engineered autocannons with ER!

[truetanker]

Technically, the RL-10 has an extended range of 24, about the same range as Long for LRMs.

It also has the longest range bracket @ 18 hexes TW, but if you want consistency, try the Mech Mortar.

TT